James Handy was born in New York City on March 19, 1945. He began his acting career in the late 1970s. He made his television debut in two guest appearances on the soap opera Ryan's Hope. He made his movie debut in Taps in 1981. In the Eighties, he guest starred on such shows as Search for Tomorrow; CBS Schoolbreak Special; ABC Afternoon Specials; Spenser: For Hire; Our Family Honor; Cagney & Lacey; Popeye Doyle; Matlock; Stingray; Wiseguy; Hard Time on Planet Earth; Mancuso, FBI; Midnight Caller; and Equal Justice. He appeared in the mini-series Doubletake and A Dangerous Life.He appeared in the movies The Verdict (1982), Brighton Beach Murders (1986), Burglar (1987), Jake's M.O. (1987), Bird (1988), K-9 (1989), and Arachnophobia (1990).
In the Nineties, he appeared on the TV shows Equal Justice; Reasonable Doubts; The Young Riders; Quantum Leap; The Commish; The Fifth Corner; Angel Street; Wings; Civil Wars; Murder, She Wrote; The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles; Silk Stalkings; L.A. Law; Picket Fences; NYPD Blue; Under One Roof; Beverly Hills, 90120; Melrose Place; The X-Files; Walker, Texas Ranger; The Pretender; Promised Land; EZ Street; Law & Order; Early Edition; Dellaventura; Prey; Profiler; To Have and To Hold; ER; L.A. Doctors; Third Watch; and Gideon's Crossing. He appeared in the movies The Rocketeer (1991), Point of No Return (1993), Guarding Tess (1994), Rave Review (1994), Jumanji (1995), Murder in Mind (1997), Gang Related (1997), Every Dog Has His Day (1998), Deterrence (1999), and Unbreakable (2000).
In the Naughts, James Handy guest starred on the shows U.C.: Undercover; The West Wing; Becker; The Practice; Breaking News; Without a Trace; MDs; The Dead Zone; Crossing Jordan; E-Ring; Cold Case; Commander-in-Chief; Alias; The Closer; Smith; Raising the Bar; The Lynch Pin; Criminal Minds; Castle; and The Young and the Restless. He appeared in the movies 15 Minutes (2001), The Donor (2001), The Trip (2002), Ash Wednesday (2002), Rounds (2008), The Waiter (2010), and Lifted (2010).
In the Teens, James Handy appeared on the shows Touch; Vegas; CSI: NY; Rizzoli & Isles; Mulaney; Documentary Now!; and NCIS: Los Angeles. He appeared in the movies Logan (2017), Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown (2017), and Suburbicon (2017). In the 2020s, he appeared in the movies Senior Entourage (2021), Street to Table (2022), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
James Handy played a wide variety of roles, some of which were only on screen for mere moments. He played everything from priests to law enforcement officers to politicians. He was an FBI agent in The Rocketeer, the sarcastic county coroner Milt Briggs in Arachnophobia, and CIA director Arthur Devlin on the TV show Alias. Even when he was on screen briefly, James Handy made an impression. He was a fine actor who leaves behind a career filled with solid performances.
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